For the Sake of Argument

About For the Sake of Argument

Interviews and Debates with leaders in Philosophy, Politics, and Science

Publisher

Jake Newfield

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Jul 2021

Latest episode

13 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

101 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Aug 2025

   #96: Steven Bonnell vs Joseph Cohen: Israel DEBATE

   For the Sake of Argument podcast:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakenewfieldSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k9DDGJz02ibpUpervM5EYApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-sake-of-argument/id1567749546Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeNewfield

2. 

   24 Jul 2025

   #95: Is Israel committing Genocide? Debate with Joseph Cohen and Shaiel Ben-Ephraim

   Joseph Cohen and Shaiel Ben-Ephraim have an in-depth, good-faith discussion and debate about Israel and the war in Gaza.For the Sake of Argument podcast:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakenewfieldSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k9DDGJz02ibpUpervM5EYApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-sake-of-argument/id1567749546Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeNewfield

3. 

   30 Jun 2025

   #94: Peter Beinart vs Rudy Rochman: Israel and Antisemitism

   Peter Beinart and Rudy Rochman explore the complex relationship between criticism of Israel and the rise of antisemitism, also debating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in this interview.

Who has been a guest on For the Sake of Argument

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Peter Beinart
• Rudy Rochman
• Cliffe Knechtle

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

2,508,962

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

1.9 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

3.3 / 5

12 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 75 / 100

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Quality

86

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

67

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